Balanced ball game between Vissel Kobe and Urawa Reds expected

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: NOEVIR Stadium Kobe (30132 seats)

Vissel Kobe hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 14th position in the J-League table. Visiting Urawa Reds holds 10th place with 30 pts.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vissel Kobe and Urawa Reds.

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Vissel Kobe form and stats

The story so far for Vissel Kobe at their home stadium (NOEVIR Stadium Kobe) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Vissel Kobe has recorded two wins in a row here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Vissel Kobe supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Urawa Reds in J-League and win 3-0. Ahead of that match, Vissel Kobe won a home game hosting Omiya Ardija (4-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Vissel Kobe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vissel Kobe as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Vissel Kobe has won 6 of these, drawn 5 and lost 2.

The Vissel Kobe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Vissel Kobe defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

5-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Urawa Reds in their matches away.

Two away games in a row for Urawa Reds, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Vissel Kobe in the J-League. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Mito Hollyhock in the Emperor Cup.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa Reds playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 3 Urawa Reds wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Urawa Reds have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, 12 away games. 14 goals have been conceded by Urawa Reds in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vissel Kobe - Urawa Reds 3-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Vissel Kobe, 1 draw and 7 wins for Urawa Reds. Over 2,5 goals: 8 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

David Villa
10 goals
S. Koroki
9 goals
Wellington
6 goals / 2 assists

Vissel Kobe missing players

Urawa Reds missing players

Vissel Kobe Urawa Reds
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played 4 12 23
7 4 2 Won 3 5 8
5 3 2 Drew 1 3 6
11 4 0 Lost 0 4 9
36 21 12 Scored 5 12 22
39 18 7 Conceded 1 14 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 75% 92% 96%
78% 82% 100% Over 1.5 25% 75% 74%
61% 64% 75% Over 2.5 25% 33% 39%
39% 45% 75% Over 3.5 25% 17% 22%
22% 27% 50% Over 4.5 0% 0% 4%
70% 64% 100% BTTS 25% 42% 43%
13% 18% 0% Clean Sheets 75% 33% 26%
17% 18% 0% Failed To Score 25% 33% 35%
 
5.2 5.5 5 Corners For (avg) 2.8 3.6 3.9
5.1 4.3 5.2 Corners Against (avg) 6 5.2 4.9
1.3 0.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.2 1.4 1.2
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Vissel Kobe
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Vissel Kobe 0 - 2 Barcelona
02-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 2 - 2 Gamba Osaka
10-08-19 JL Oita Trinita 1 - 1 Vissel Kobe
14-08-19 EC Vissel Kobe 4 - 0 Omiya Ardija
17-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 3 - 0 Urawa Reds
23-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Vissel Kobe
31-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 10:00 Consadole Sapporo
14-09-19 JL Vissel Kobe 10:00 Matsumoto Yamaga
28-09-19 JL Kawasaki Frontale 08:00 Vissel Kobe
05-10-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 07:00 Vissel Kobe
Urawa Reds
All Emperor Cup FIFA Club World Cup AFC Champions League Nabisco Cup J-League
All Home Away
31-07-19 JL Urawa Reds 1 - 1 Kashima Antlers
04-08-19 JL Urawa Reds 2 - 2 Nagoya Grampus
10-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 1 - 1 Urawa Reds
14-08-19 EC Urawa Reds 2 - 1 Mito Hollyhock
17-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 3 - 0 Urawa Reds
23-08-19 JL Urawa Reds 10:30 Matsumoto Yamaga
27-08-19 ACL Shanghai SIPG 11:30 Urawa Reds
01-09-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 10:00 Urawa Reds
04-09-19 NC Urawa Reds 10:30 Kashima Antlers
08-09-19 NC Kashima Antlers 09:30 Urawa Reds

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 23 15 3 5 34 17 15 12 0 3 27 11 8 3 3 2 7 6 17 48
2 Kashima Antlers 23 13 5 5 40 21 11 9 1 1 23 7 12 4 4 4 17 14 19 44
3 Kawasaki Frontale 23 10 10 3 35 20 12 3 8 1 13 8 11 7 2 2 22 12 15 40
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 11 6 6 31 18 11 5 3 3 12 7 12 6 3 3 19 11 13 39
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 23 12 3 8 37 30 12 7 3 2 21 10 11 5 0 6 16 20 7 39
6 Consadole Sapporo 23 10 5 8 39 28 11 6 3 2 23 13 12 4 2 6 16 15 11 35
7 Cerezo Osaka 23 10 4 9 23 18 11 5 2 4 12 6 12 5 2 5 11 12 5 34
8 Oita Trinita 23 9 7 7 27 23 12 5 3 4 13 8 11 4 4 3 14 15 4 34
9 Nagoya Grampus 22 8 6 8 34 29 10 6 1 3 16 7 12 2 5 5 18 22 5 30
10 Urawa Reds 23 8 6 9 22 32 11 3 3 5 10 18 12 5 3 4 12 14 -10 30
11 Shonan Bellmare 23 9 2 12 33 39 12 4 2 6 17 19 11 5 0 6 16 20 -6 29
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 23 8 4 11 28 50 11 5 0 6 14 29 12 3 4 5 14 21 -22 28
13 Vegalta Sendai 23 8 3 12 26 34 12 7 2 3 19 16 11 1 1 9 7 18 -8 27
14 Vissel Kobe 23 7 5 11 36 39 11 4 3 4 21 18 12 3 2 7 15 21 -3 26
15 Gamba Osaka 22 6 8 8 28 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 3 4 4 15 18 -4 26
16 Sagan Tosu 23 7 3 13 20 34 10 4 1 5 11 15 13 3 2 8 9 19 -14 24
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 22 4 7 11 12 27 11 2 3 6 7 14 11 2 4 5 5 13 -15 19
18 Júbilo Iwata 22 4 5 13 17 31 11 1 4 6 12 18 11 3 1 7 5 13 -14 17

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